Just BE

Posted on May 7, 2007 in Art, Family, Friends, Relationships, Struggle by Flo.

In her book “Prosperity Pie”, SARK quotes her friend Zoe age 5 “Oh Susan, why don’t you just BE how you ACTUALLY are?” SARK continues with ”I thought about how often I’m NOT how I actually am, or more important WHO I actually am…I’m often pretending, hiding, in disguise or wearing a mask of some kind.”

Isn’t this true of all of us at one time or another and maybe at more times than we’d like? Saturday night I watched a little boy who gleefully yelled out “I want a present!” during an awards ceremony (with gift wrapped awards).  I laughed at his unabashed enthusiasm and his ability to state what he was honestly feeling – in the moment.  He did not care what anyone felt or thought and he wanted us to know what he wanted.

We go along in life, trying to building strong, self-fulfilling relationships – ones that are empowering, increase our self confidence and make us feel great about ourselves.  I’m not sure we can do that without revealing our honest selves.  It seems like we have to figure out who we our, to ourselves, before we can share it with any one else.

So, I’m challenging me to reveal a little more about who I am to someone I trust in my life.   I encourage you do to the same.

Namaste’

Flo


1 Comment »

  1. Revealing our honest selves. I almost never do that at work. Not that I’m dishonest, I just keep much of my authentic personality under wraps. There is an emotional toll in being less than your full self, and the price starts to feel pretty high.

    It’s kind of a chicken and egg problem: do you pick the circumstance to fit your honest self, or do you reveal your honest self and let the circumstance find you?

    Comment by Nat — May 8, 2007 @ 6:43 pm

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